Grounds of Appeal

Your grounds of appeal made on the appeal form are your representations for your case. It is important that you set them out clearly. You need to explain why you disagree with the local planning authority's (LPA) decision. You should deal with each of the LPA's reasons for turning your application down. It isn't enough just to say that you don't accept the LPA's reasons.

If you don't give your grounds of appeal, your appeal may not be valid. If there is anything else you want The Planning Inspectorate to consider, you should tell them clearly but briefly. The LPA can then comment on these issues when they make their statement.

If you want to make a point that would be best illustrated by a plan or photograph (for example if it would involve cutting down trees or affect a neighbour's property), you should enclose copies with the appeal form when you send it to The Planning Inspectorate and the LPA.

If The Planning Inspectorate consider that any of your representations contain racist or abusive comments, they will send them back to you before the Inspector sees them. If you take out the racist or abusive comments, you can send your comments back to them. But The Planning Inspectorate must receive them before the time limit ends.